The story of the Seahawks-49ers rivalry

January 13, 2014 |Nick Eaton

The Seahawks and 49ers. Two arch-rivals, battling it out for NFC supremacy. Winner goes to the Super Bowl. Loser goes home.

This coming Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks will host the San Francisco 49ers at CenturyLink Field for the NFC Championship Game. The teams played twice during the regular season, the Hawks demolishing the Niners 29-3 on Sept. 15 at the CLink, and S.F. edging Seattle 19-17 on Dec. 8 at Candlestick Park. Now it's time to settle the rabid rivalry once and for all. (Until next year, that is.)

This Sunday's monster matchup is several years in the making. The tension between Seattle and San Francisco -- not just the teams, but the fans -- has been mounting for months and months. Click through the gallery for a refresher of all the controversy, hot-headedness and trash-talking that will culminate in the NFC title game at 3:30 p.m. PST Sunday.

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Seahawks-49ers rivalry: The rundown

It's all been building up to this.

The Seahawks and 49ers. Two arch-rivals, battling it out for NFC supremacy. Winner goes to the Super Bowl. Loser goes home.

This coming Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks will host the San Francisco 49ers at CenturyLink Field for the NFC Championship Game. The teams played twice during the regular season, the Hawks demolishing the Niners 29-3 on Sept. 15 at the CLink, and S.F. edging Seattle 19-17 on Dec. 8 at Candlestick Park. Now it's time to settle the rabid rivalry once and for all. (Until next year, that is.)

This Sunday's monster matchup is several years in the making. The tension between Seattle and San Francisco -- not just the teams, but the fans -- has been mounting for months and months. Click through the gallery for a refresher of all the controversy, hot-headedness and trash-talking that will culminate in the NFC title game at 3:30 p.m. PST Sunday.